Episode 572: January 17, 201620160118024549
Episode 572: January 17, 2016
Mark GillespieJanuary 18, 2016Aberlour, Adam McDowell, age statements, Alwynne Gwilt, Avril Scott, baby, baby name, Barack Obama, beer, Benromach, Beth Havers, bill, blender, Bourbon, British Columbia, Brown-Forman, Buffalo Trace. Col. E.H. Taylor, Canada, Canadian Rockies, Canadian Whisky, Caolila Scott, Chivas Brothers, Dalmunach, daughter, Distiller's Masterpiece, Don Livermore, Drew Mayville, dry hopping, exports, Founder's Reserve, Fountana Group, Graeme Macaloney, Guinness, Highwood Distillers, Hopped Whisky, hops, Ian Chapman, Ian Logan, IPA, Irish Whiskey, Islay, J.P. Wiser's, Jan Westcott, Jeremy Scott, Jim Beam, KDA, Kentucky, Kentucky Distillers Association, Laphroaig, legislation, legislature, Liqueur, liquor by the drink, Longmorn, Miss Whisky, Nadurra, National Post, Pacific Rim, Parliament, Peak Oil, Peak Speyside Single Malt, PMA, President, samples, Sazerac, Scotch Whisky, Senate, Simon Brooking, Southern Comfort, Spirits Canada, stout, tariffs, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Pacific Rim Hotel, theft, Thomas Chen, Tormore, tourism, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Tuaca, Vancouver, Victoria, Victoria Caledonian Distillery, Victoria Whisky Festival, welly boots, whiskey, whisky, WhiskyFest New York, William Grant & Sons0 comments
One of the most-discussed topics at this weekend’s Victoria Whisky Festival was a National Post feature on whisky questioning the future of vint...
Episode 556: October 4, 201520151004221453
Episode 556: October 4, 2015
Mark GillespieOctober 4, 20151792 Bardstown, 1792 Small Batch, Alan Winchester, Alps, American Frozen Foods Institute, author, Becky Paskin, Beltway, Bernheim, book, boots, Bourbon Barrel Reserve, Bourbon Empire, Brian Kinsman, Brown-Forman, Bryan Crosson, bug, Canadian Mist, Carlow, Chambord, Charles Maclean, Chivas Regal, cold, confession, construction, Conyngham, Dalwhinnie, Dave Broom, David Rule, DISCUS, Domaine des Hautes Glaces, eBay, Finland, flavored whiskey, flippers, Forsyths, France, Germany, germs, gin, GlenDronach, Glenfiddich, Heaven Hill, incubator, Ireland, Irish, Islay, Japan, Japanese, John E. Fitzgerald, justin morland, Kraig Naasz, Laphroaig, Les Moissons, Liqueur, lobbying, Ludwigshafen, Miyagikyo, Nadurra, Nikka, Oliver Chilton, organic, Peter Cressy, Phil Lynch, politics, Port Askaig, portal, Reid Mitenbuler, reports, Reuters, Richard Woodard, sale, Sam Mead, Sazerac, ScotchWhisky.com, sick, Simon Brooking, Simon Marshall, Slane Castle, Slane Whiskey, Southern Comfort, Speciality Drinks, Spirit of Place, Stitzel-Weller, stolen, Tadashi Sakuma, Teerenpeli, The Glenlivet, The Whisky Show London, theft, UDV, Walsh Whiskey Distillery, Washington, welly boots, wheated Bourbon, WhiskyFest, Winter's Gold, Wyoming Whiskey, Wyoming Whiskey Barrel Strength, Yoichi0 comments
Earlier this year, Japan’s Nikka Whisky announced plans to replace many of its age-statement single malts with new no-age-statement versions. Th...
Episode 496: September 12, 201420140913004056
Episode 496: September 12, 2014
Mark GillespieSeptember 13, 2014Al Capone, Alex Salmond, Allt-a-Bhainne, ALS, Andrew Nelstrop, Ascendant Spirits, Bardstown, Bernheim, Big Peat, Bill Samuels Jr., Bill Samuels Sr., Britain, British, Caol Ila, Cara Laing, ceremony, charity, Chuck Cowdery, Clynelish, Compass Box, critics, currency, Dan Todd, death, Dennis Acevedo, distillery cat, Dixie Hicks, donation, Douglas Laing & Co., dry, DSP, Eleuthera, English Whisky Company, European Union, exports, farm, finance, First Fill Selection, First Minister, flavoring, Four Roses, Fred Minnick, Freedom of Information Act, fundraiser, Glenturret, Haddonfield, Hall of Fame, Heaven Hill, hypothetical, Ian Macleod Distillers, independence, Indiana, induction, Iowa, James Nelstrop, Jersey Java, KDA, Keith Kerkhoff, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame, Kentucky Distillers Association, kitten, labeling, Larry Kass, Lawrenceburg, LDI, Limited Edition Small Batch, liquor laws, Maker's Mark, Marge Samuels, Margie Samuels, Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, Marjorie Samuels, Mary Jane Dickinson, memorial, MGP, MGP-I, Mike Younger, Nadurra, Neil Cameron, obituary, Oloroso Cask Strength, Original Batch, Pamela Wood Gover, Parker Beam, Parker's Heritage Collection, peat, Pioneer, Promise of Hope, Promise of Hope Fund, referendum, regulation, Rita Lee Greenwell, Robert Burns, Scallywag, Scotch Whisky Association, Scotland, Scott Bush, Steve Gertman, Tax & Trade Bureau, Templeton Rye, The Balvenie, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse, Towser, Treasury Department, TTB, UK, veterinarian, vote, winery, women0 comments
Templeton Rye has been in the spotlight in recent weeks as critics go after so-called “sourced whisky” producers for what they claim are v...
New Scotch Whiskies From The Glenlivet, Compass Box, & Douglas Laing20140911182717
New Scotch Whiskies From The Glenlivet, Compass Box, & Douglas Laing
Mark GillespieSeptember 11, 2014Allt-a-Bhainne, Big Peat, Caol Ila, Chivas Brothers, Clynelish, Compass Box, Dalmore, Douglas Laing & Co., Eleuthera, First Fill Selection, Fred Laing, Glen Garioch, Glengoyne, John Glaser, Nadurra, Oloroso Cask Strength, Robert Burns, Scallywag, The Glenlivet, The Lost Blend, Timorous Beastie, To a Mouse0 comments
September 11, 2014 – While most of the news on new whiskies the past several days has come from Kentucky, Scotch whisky producers haven’t ...
Episode 478: May 10, 201420140511001945
Episode 478: May 10, 2014
Mark GillespieMay 11, 2014100% Islay, Alliance Global, Ancient Ancient Age, Andrew Tan, Ardbeg, Auriverdes, Balvenie, barrels, Barterhouse, Beam Suntory, BenRiach, Benrinnes, Bill Ricker, Boston, Buffalo Trace, Cardhu, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Changi, Charter, cooperage, Dalmore, Darkness, Diageo, Dublin, Dublin Airport, Elmer T. Lee, Emperador, forest, Four Roses, Glen Moray, Glenlivet, golf, Gordon & MacPhail, Hibiki, Ichiro Akuto, India, Jack Teeling, Japan, Japanese, Jim Beveridge, Jim Rutledge, John Ellwood, John Malatino, John Walker & Sons, Johnnie Walker, Julio's, Kilchoman, Macallan, Mark Brown, Massachusetts, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Michael Urquhart, Mizunara, Moray, Nadurra, Nate Berman, Neyah White, OESF, Orphan Barrel, Private Collection, regulators, Richard Paterson, Ronnie Eddins, sale, Sazerac, Seiichi Koshimizu, shortage, Simon Brooking, Singapore, Solomon, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Suntory, Tamdhu, Tamnavulin, Tampa, Teeling Whiskey Company, The Loop, The Nose, Triple A, Twitter, United Spirits, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, Weller, Westborough, Whyte & Mackay2 comments
Mark Brown heads up Buffalo Trace and its parent company, Sazerac, and he’s known for speaking his mind even when it goes against the rest of th...
Episode 476: April 26, 201420140426122507
Episode 476: April 26, 2014
Mark GillespieApril 26, 20141792 Barton, 21C Museum Hotel, Aberfeldy, acquisition, anCnoc, Australia, Award, Ballantine's, Balvenie Castle, Balvenie Single Barrel, bar, Bardstown, bass, bass player, Beam, Blackadder, Blairfindy, Booker Noe Distillery, Boston, budget, Buffalo Trace, Cat Spencer, CD, Charles Maclean, Clermont, competition, concert, contest, Copper Dogs, Cù Bòcan, Dave Broom, David Stewart, Dewar's, European Commission, expansion, Filson, Fireball, Flaughter, Frankfort, Glenburgie, Glenmorangie, Glenmore., Glentauchers, Halifax, Historic Scotland, Houston, Hunter Laing, Ian Chang, Indianapolis, Jim Beam, joke, Justin Cox, Kavalan, Kentucky Derby, King Car, Lossie Beach, maltings, Matt Wooler, merger, Mike Raymond, milestone, Miltonduff, Motown, music, My Girl, Nadurra, Neil Ridley, Nick Morgan, Owensboro, Patrick Maguire, pizza, Port Ellen, Purple Valley Imports, Raj Sabharwal, regulator, Reserve 101, Rob Allanson, Sam Simmons, Sazerac, Scapa, shutdown, Signature Distillery, Simon Roser, Spirit of Speyside Festival, Stewart Laing, Sullivan's Cove, Suntory, Tasmania Distillery, Tax & Trade Bureau, Texas, The Balvenie, The Balvenie Maltings Sessions, The Glenlivet, Tom Helt, Tomatin, trivia, TTB, Tun 1401, Twitter, Whisky Magazine, World Whiskies Awards1 comment
Whisky has inspired many musicians over the years, but Copper Dogs is turning that around. Four whisky industry veterans have turned to performing, th...
The Glenlivet Adds New Nadurra Expression20140424134357
The Glenlivet Adds New Nadurra Expression
Mark GillespieApril 24, 2014Ballantine's, Frankfurt, Gebr. Heinemann, Glenburgie, Glentauchers, Heathrow, Heinemann, Miltonduff, Nadurra, Scapa, Signature Distillery, The Glenlivet, World Duty Free, World of Whiskies1 comment
April 24, 2014 – Chivas Brothers has added a new permanent expression to The Glenlivet’s Nadurra range of single malts that has the unique...
Episode 218: September 19, 200920090919134500
Episode 218: September 19, 2009
Mark GillespieSeptember 19, 20091824 Collection, Alfred Barnard, auction, author, Balvenie, Bardstown, bartender, Bourbon, Canadian Mist, chemistry, Chuck Cowdery, cocktail, David M. Beam, Edrington, Edward Monohan, Frank Dailey, Glenlivet, Hall of Fame, Highland Park, Icons, John Henry Beam, Ken Grier, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Lalique, Macallan, Madeira Cask, Mary Jane Dickerson, Nadurra, Richard Paterson, Rum Cask, Steve Hughes, Tom Bulleit, Whisky Magazine, Whyte & Mackay0 comments
The Macallan folks like to do things big…like the new $15,000 Macallan Lalique expression: 57-year-old Macallan in a Lalique decanter! Ken Grier...
Episode 217: September 12, 200920090912194500
Episode 217: September 12, 2009
Mark GillespieSeptember 12, 2009Amrut, Anthony Wills, Ardbeg, Balvenie, Bar & Books, Ben Scorah, Bill Lumsden, Bourbon, Bowmore, cocktail, cocktails, Connemara, Copper Fox, Corryvreckan, cruise, Dr. Whisky, Edradour, Gable Erenzo, Gardner Dunn, GlenDronach, Glenlivet, Gold Bowmore, Guinness, Hibiki, Hudson, Icons, Islay, Japan, Japanese, Jefferson's, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Longmorn, Madeira Cask, Nadurra, New York, Purple Valley Imports, record, regulation, Rick Wassmund, Ricky Crawford, Rye, Sam Simmons, Simon Brooking, single malt, Sonnalta, Stitzel-Weller, Suntory, Supernova, Tomintoul, trademark, Trey Zoeller, TTB, Tuthilltown, Virginia, Whisky Castle, Whisky Guild, Whisky Magazine0 comments
This time around, we’ll have highlights from the Whisky Guild’s “Whisky on the Hudson” cruise, including the US debuts of the ...
Episode 214: August 22, 200920090821225700
Episode 214: August 22, 2009
Mark GillespieAugust 21, 2009Arran, auction, Barley, Big Peat, Black Bowmore, Blended Malt, Bonhams, Bourbon, Bruichladdich, collecting, Diageo, dispute, Double Barrel, Douglas Laing, economy, Edinburgh, Euan Mitchell, Fred Laing, Glenlivet, Heaven Hill, Highland Park, Hjarta, Jefferson's, Kilmarnock, Laphroaig, Macallan, Nadurra, PC8, peacock, Presidential, Rittenhouse Rye, Royal Mile Whiskies, Rye, Stewart Laing, Stitzel-Weller, Trey Zoeller, Triumph, Whisky Fringe0 comments
Last time around, I mentioned the Laing Brothers and their vatting of casks from Laphroaig and Macallan to create the “Double Barrel.” It ...